How to View and Understand Uncommon Filetypes

Have you ever needed to open an important file, or simply wondered what some random file on your hard drive was, only to realize you couldn’t open it? Here’s some tips that can help you find info from even the most obscure file formats.
How to View and Understand Uncommon Filetypes

Banned Books Week

Tomorrow is the end of Banned Books week. We have a collection of banned and challenged books that you can find at archive.org. We currently have 74 that can be found on banned and challenged books lists around the internet.
Banned Books Week

Antarctica Penguins on Google Maps Street View

Most of us will rarely ever get a chance to explore the beautiful ice deserts of Antarctica on foot but with the help of Google Maps, you can at least do so virtually.
Antarctica Penguins on Google Maps Street View

Make Sure Downloads Are Safe Before Downloading Them

Are you always nervous that you’ll accidentally download a malicious file or program? Here’s how you can scan files for viruses before downloading them to your computer.
Make Sure Downloads Are Safe Before Downloading Them

Google Street View Reaches All 7 Continents; Yes, Even Antarctica

Cue the privacy complaints from penguin lovers everywhere. These happy little creatures, sitting on a perch in the middle of Antarctica, have been captured by human cameras without their knowledge and permission and can now be seen on Google Street View. Quelle horreur!
Google Street View Reaches All 7 Continents; Yes, Even Antarctica

Inception Ending Revealed By Sir Michael Caine

As if you didn’t know what the spinning top ending really meant! Still, if there’s a glimmer of doubt in your mind, check out what Sir Michael Caine says about it here. Requisite WARNING: SPOILERS alert is flashing red now.
Inception Ending Revealed By Sir Michael Caine

Learn Airline Ticket Abbreviations to Be Better Informed When You Fly

Your boarding pass has a few key pieces of information you pay attention to, but what about all those other letters and abbreviations? Knowing your ticketing codes can tell you how likely you are to be bumped off your flight.
Learn Airline Ticket Abbreviations to Be Better Informed When You Fly

DIY Laptop Repairs and Upgrades: Replacing Hard Drives and CD/DVD Drives

Hard drives and optical drives are the most failure-prone items on a laptop. They're also among the easiest to swap out, upgrade, or, in some cases, live without. Here are the best fixes for saving, replacing, and speeding up your storage.
DIY Laptop Repairs and Upgrades: Replacing Hard Drives and CD/DVD Drives

The 2010 Forbes Most Expensive US Zip Codes List is Now Available

The Top 500 US Zip Codes are Listed and Can Be Keyword Searched.
The 2010 Forbes Most Expensive US Zip Codes List

Transfer Music, Apps, and Other Data from an Old Gen iPod to a New One

Recently Apple released their new 4th generation iPod Touch & iPhones, and if you get the new generation you probably want to transfer your data. Here we show you how to do it easily using iTunes.
Transfer Music, Apps, and Other Data from an Old Gen iPod to a New One

Wirelessly Sync / Share Your Music Collection with Any Mobile Phone

Have an iPhone or Android phone and a music collection too large to sync to it? Want to share your library with friends? Here’s how to sync your library with your smartphone over the internet, or stream it in any browser.
Wirelessly Sync / Share Your Music Collection with Any Mobile Phone

Records reveal First Fleet's wet welcome

Weather reports salvaged from ship logs are painting a new picture of the stormy conditions that battered the First Fleet during its epic voyage to Australia, more than 200 years ago. They also reveal that Australia was experiencing a wetter than normal summer due to a La Niña event.
Records reveal First Fleet's wet welcome

Ask How-To Geek: How Do You Make Upside Down Text? - How-To Geek

Have you ever seen somebody use upside down text on the web? Ever wonder how to do it? Let’s take a quick look at how the characters are actually put together, and show you an easy generator that will do it for you.
Ask How-To Geek: How Do You Make Upside Down Text?

How To Play Any Media File In iTunes

If you use iTunes to organise your media, you’ve probably run into the roadblock of adding files it doesn’t support (like MKVs). Here’s how to trick iTunes into support the files you want.
How To Play Any Media File In iTunes

Long-lost Apollo 11 footage surfaces

Long-lost footage of Neil Armstrong descending the ladder of the Apollo 11 lunar module will be screened in public for the first time in Sydney next week. The footage runs for a few minutes and is considered to be some of the best footage of the historic 1969 moonwalk, but the film was lost in archives for many years and was badly damaged when found, says CSIRO scientist John Sarkissian.
Long-lost Apollo 11 footage surfaces

101 Free Alternatives to Commonly Used Paid Software

Over the past few years, independent programmers and companies alike have developed free software that have come to replace their more expensive, well-known counterparts. Below are 101 free alternatives tocommonly used paid software that could help save you or your business a lot of money.
101 Free Alternatives to Commonly Used Paid Software

6 Free Web Tools for Managing Time Differences

Conducting business with international clients can mean more than just a language barrier — there can be a time barrier as well. With 24 standard time zones, it can be overwhelming to keep track of all your clients’ business hours, and scheduling tasks across time zones can be a challenge. If your business depends on knowing what time it is everywhere, don’t worry, as there are plenty of free online tools to help you coordinate, and ensure you never unwittingly call a client at 4 a.m.
6 Free Web Tools for Managing Time Differences

Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 20/2010

The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 20/2010

How To Print From Your iOS Device Right Now

Apple’s iOS 4.2 update doesn’t hit the virtual shelves until sometime in November, leaving you without wireless printing for at at least another month. Here’s how you can print from your iOS device right now, no cables attached.
How To Print From Your iOS Device Right Now

How to Use Question Marks Correctly

Although the question mark is one of the easiest punctuation symbols to use in writing, it's easy to misuse it. In part, this may be due to to trying to make it work harder when it doesn't need to be used, or it just might be because it's not well understood that not all question type statements need a question mark. After reading this article though, you'll be much the wiser on knowing how to use a question mark correctly. But you knew that, didn't you?
How to Use Question Marks Correctly